He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

He Zhenzhen quickly touched her belly.

"Oh my god, I'm really hungry, my stomach is growling!"

"Bayi, I want to eat beef noodles, okay? And I want an extra portion of beef, big chunks of braised beef, with noodles made in beef bone broth. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water."

Niu Bayi said, "Okay, let's go eat beef noodles! Add as much beef as you want, we've already made money anyway."

He's so generous!

He Zhenzhen nodded excitedly and immediately stuffed the banknotes in her hand into Niu Bayi's hand.

Niu Bayi took it, but stuffed it into her pocket.

He Zhenzhen was taken aback.

"What's wrong? Why did you put money in my pocket?"

Niu Bayi said, "This is what you earned. Didn't you say you were going to save it up as part of your dowry after digging up the ark shells? Keep it safe."

He Zhenzhen immediately shook her head.

"But without you, I wouldn't have been able to dig up even a single ark shell, so this money is yours."

She tried to take money out of her pocket, but Niu Bayi stopped her.

Niu Bayi's face was serious.

"I said this money is yours, and it's yours. No arguments allowed!"

"Keep it safe. It doesn't have to be a dowry. Use it however you want. A girl should always buy some pretty clothes, food, and other necessities. Consider it pocket money."

He Zhenzhen blinked her big eyes.

There was a faint glimmer of tears in her eyes.

She asked sweetly, "Bayi, is this money you let your wife spend as she pleases?"

Niu Bayi nodded emphatically.

"Of course, this is money for my wife. You're going to marry me. If I don't spend my money on you, who will? Keep it and don't give it to me again, or I'll get upset."

He Zhenzhen smiled so brightly.

"Alright, since this is money you're giving to your wife to spend as you please, I'll accept it. Come on, I'll treat you to beef noodles. You can add as much beef as you want!"

Now it's He Zhenzhen's turn to be generous!

There's a noodle shop right at the entrance of the seafood market.

A pot of braised beef, freshly cooked that morning, was placed on a stove, still bubbling away.

The aroma filled at least half the street.

People coming and going couldn't help but gasp.

The two looked at the pot of braised beef, which had turned reddish-brown, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

The noodles at the noodle shop are freshly rolled.

When a customer ordered beef noodles, the owner pinched out a lump of dough and quickly rolled it into a thin sheet.

Then, taking a large cleaver, he swiftly sliced ​​the noodles into strips the thickness of chopsticks and tossed them into hot water.

It will be cooked in two minutes.

Scoop it out, first ladle on half a spoonful of beef bone broth, then ladle on some braised sauce, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and a bowl of fragrant beef noodles is ready.

This bowl costs only three cents, but it doesn't actually contain any beef.

You can add it.

Add a serving of braised beef, two large pieces of meat, for three cents.

In other words, you can get a bowl of beef noodles with beef for 75 cents!

Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen sat at a table by the door.

Two large bowls of steaming hot beef noodles were already placed in front of them.

Everyone ordered three servings of beef!

Three whole portions! Six large pieces!

awesome!

They've started living the life of the wealthy.

The beef noodles were sprinkled with chopped green onions, and the aroma of braised pork mixed with the fragrance of green onions was incredibly comforting.

He Zhenzhen held her chopsticks, took several deep breaths, and was a little reluctant to eat.

She sighed with emotion.

"I remember the last time I ate beef noodles was when my parents and brother brought me to town to buy things. We ate here for lunch and ordered four bowls of noodles, but we could only afford to order one serving of beef."

"The two pieces of beef were cut open with scissors, so that each of the four people received half a piece."

"It smelled so good, it was so satisfying to eat."

Niu Bayi sighed even more.

"You couldn't bear to eat your half-piece of beef, so you brought it back for me to eat."

"I've never had beef before. The half piece you gave me was the only one I've ever eaten in my life. It was so delicious! I'll never forget that taste. It was the best meat I've ever eaten!"

He smacked his lips, savoring the taste.

He Zhenzhen chuckled and tapped the edge of his bowl with her chopsticks.

"That can't possibly be the best meat you've ever eaten in your life. Look, there's plenty more here, eat as much as you want."

Niu Bayi shook his head.

"It's different. Although it's all braised beef, that half piece was something you couldn't bear to eat, and you forced yourself to resist eating it to bring back for me. So it's definitely the best meat I've ever eaten in my life."

"No matter how much I eat in the future, it will never compare to that half piece!"

He looked at He Zhenzhen with deep affection.

She felt a little embarrassed, and her eyes even reddened.

"My goodness, Niu Bayi, you're being too sentimental! Shut up and eat!"

She picked up a piece of fragrant braised beef and stuffed it directly into Niu Bayi's mouth.

"I'll shut you up!"

Niu Bayi smiled, picked up a piece of braised beef, and stuffed it into He Zhenzhen's cherry-like mouth.

"I'll block one for you too."

The two of them started eating noisily.

While eating, He Zhenzhen suddenly looked at the road, a hint of envy showing on her face.

Niu Bayi turned around and saw a brand-new Phoenix bicycle speeding past on the road.

The person riding the bicycle was a man in his twenties, with a girl sitting behind him.

She wrapped one arm around the man's waist, appearing very intimate.

The man kept ringing the bicycle bell, making a jingling sound that made people envious.

Although it was 1984, such a beautiful bicycle was still out of reach for ordinary people.

Even in southern cities, you can now buy bicycles without needing a ticket, and you can negotiate the price, but it's still more expensive.

Any one of them costs three or four hundred yuan or more.

This is equivalent to more than half a year's salary for many people.

Who can afford it?

Niu Bayi asked, "What are you looking at? Do you also want to be like that girl, sitting in the back of someone's car and going for a ride with him?"

"What did you say?!"

Without any hesitation, He Zhenzhen reached out and pinched Niu Bayi's waist hard.

He was twisted until he grimaced.

He Zhenzhen said, "Having a bicycle is nothing special. If you were the one riding it, I would be happy to ride it. But if you're not the one riding it, why would I ride it? Let alone a bicycle, I wouldn't even ride a motorcycle."

"I'd rather walk with you crying than ride on someone else's bicycle laughing!"

Niu Ba kept nodding, his face full of emotion.

"Zhenzhen, you truly love me and are absolutely loyal to me."

He Zhenzhen's face immediately filled with resentment.

"I'm afraid of getting beaten to death. If I get into someone else's car, and you're my boyfriend, my future man, you'd beat me to death! So it's better if I don't get in."

"Let's talk about saving your life first!"

Niu Bayi couldn't help but burst into laughter, reaching out to pinch He Zhenzhen's beautiful face.

"You silly girl, you're quite amusing. After we finish our noodles, let's buy a bicycle. We won't take the three-wheeled vehicle back to the village later; I'll ride you back on my bike, and we can go for a ride!"

He Zhenzhen excitedly shouted, "Great! Great!"

She sighed again soon after.

"But a bicycle would cost at least three or four hundred yuan, which is too expensive. I'd rather not take it."